Traveling During Mercury Retrograde

The speaker shares an experience about their recent trip to Amsterdam and Germany, highlighting the chaos that befell them while traveling during Mercury retrograde. Although the trip began splendidly with an upgrade to first class, the experience took a turn for the worse as various travel issues arose, including flight cancellations. They recount attending an impressive outdoor concert where they encountered the singer Maggie Rogers, who was surprisingly performing karaoke. However, the trip was marred by unfortunate incidents like the theft of a friend's valuables, casting a shadow on an otherwise fun vacation.